Howard Greenfield - IMDb IMDb Music Department | Soundtrack Howard Greenfield was born on March 15, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Deadpool (2016), Hazel (1961) and Click (2006). He died on March 4, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. See full bio » Born: a list of 663 people created 12 Aug 2012 a list of 389 people created 21 Jul 2014 a list of 179 people created 6 months ago a list of 88 people created 3 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Howard Greenfield's work have you seen?

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(writer: "Next Door to an Angel", "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart", "Calendar Girl", "Little Devil") 1965 Poor Little Rich Girl (writer: "Crying In The Rain") 1964 Bewitched (TV Series) (title song) 1963 The Victors ("My Special Dream", "Does Goodnight Mean Goodbye?") 1960 Where the Boys Are (lyrics: "Where the Boys Are", "Turn On the Sunshine") LaShivi Videos: Amarillo by Peter Kay - YouTube LaShivi Videos: Amarillo by Peter Kay Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 21, 2015 "Is This the Way to Amarillo" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, referring to Amarillo, Texas. It is about a man traveling to Amarillo to find his girlfriend.

The reason that Amarillo was chosen for the song was because it was the only place name that Sedaka could think of that rhymed with "willow" and "pillow". The song was originally to be titled, "Is This the Way to Pensacola" referring to Pensacola, Florida, but Sedaka felt that Amarillo worked better than Pensacola. Written by two Americans about a United States city, the song was first released in Europe, where it has become much more famous than it has ever been in the composers' native country. The song was recorded by Tony Christie and released in the UK in November 1971, initially reaching number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. However, it was a substantially bigger hit at that time across Continental Europe, notably in Germany and Spain, where it made number one. Following its re-issue in 2005, in a version featuring Peter Kay, the song gained even greater prominence.

In 2006, the song was played at the World Cup Final in Berlin and was also played by The Central Band of the Royal British Legion on Centre Court at Wimbledon before the start of the Men's Singles final.[citation needed] In the United States, a version by the writer of the song Neil Sedaka got to number 44 in the Billboard charts in 1977, and the title was shortened to "Amarillo". In 2002, Tony Christie's version was used in the British comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights. The song was then re-released on March 14, 2005 to raise money for Comic Relief.

In the accompanying video, Peter Kay mimed the song accompanied by various celebrities including Brian May, Roger Taylor, Shakin' Stevens, Shaun Ryder, Bez, Paddy McGuinness, Michael Parkinson, Heather Mills, Danny Baker, Ronnie Corbett, Mr Blobby, Jim Bowen, look-alikes of Cliff Richard (the same lookalike is used in the Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights spin off, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere) and Mahatma Gandhi, William Roache, Anne Kirkbride, Jimmy Savile, Sally Lindsay, Bernie Clifton, Keith Harris and Orville the Duck, Sooty, Sweep, Geoffrey Hayes and Bungle, as well as Tony Christie himself. Within the first few cameos, Max and Paddy from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and its spin-off appear together, arguing and eventually fighting in the Granada studios' corridor. This is one of many appearances of characters from Kay's TV series, including Paddy's tennis playing cell mate Cliff from Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, and both a midget football team and Brian Potter from Phoenix Nights.

The video consists almost entirely of Kay walking towards the camera flanked by different pairings of the celebrities, in front of increasingly bizarre and unlikely backgrounds. This time around, the song peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and remained there for seven weeks,[2] becoming the UK's best-selling single of 2005. It had sold over 1.31 million copies as of November 2012 follow me at: Howard Greenfield : definition of Howard Greenfield and synonyms of Howard Greenfield (English) Greenfield co-wrote four songs that reached #1 on the US Billboard charts: " Breaking Up Is Hard to Do ", as recorded by Neil Sedaka; " Everybody's Somebody's Fool " and " Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart ", both as recorded by Connie Francis , and " Love Will Keep Us Together ", as recorded by The Captain & Tennille . He also co-wrote numerous other top 10 hits for Neil Sedaka (including " Oh!

Carol ", " Stairway to Heaven ", " Calendar Girl ", " Little Devil ", " Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen ", and " Next Door to an Angel "); Connie Francis (including the "Theme to Where The Boys Are " and " My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own "); The Everly Brothers (" Crying In The Rain "); Jimmy Clanton (" Venus In Blue Jeans ") and The Shirelles ("Foolish Little Girl"). As well, Greenfield co-wrote the theme songs to numerous 1960s TV series, including Bewitched , The Flying Nun and Hazel . In 2005, " Is This The Way To Amarillo ", a song Greenfield had written with Sedaka in the early 1970s, reached #1 on the UK charts in the original 1971 version by Tony Christie . (Note that the video featured an all-star celebrity line-up lip-synching the track, and the proceeds went to charity.) The record stayed at #1 for 7 weeks, and became the UK's best-selling record of the millennium to that time.

Contents 7 External links Career Born in Brooklyn , New York , by his late teens Greenfield formed a songwriting partnership with Neil Sedaka , a friend he had met as a teenager when they both lived in the same apartment building, in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn. [1] Greenfield was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School . [2] Their first recorded compositions took up both sides of the 1956 non-charting debut single by The Tokens , of which Sedaka (but not Greenfield) was briefly a member. [3] They then went on to supply the song "Passing Time" to The Cookies , [4] as well as other non-hit singles to doo-wop and groups The Clovers and The Cardinals . [5] At this point, though their songs were being recorded, the income derived from these songs was minimal, and Greenfield worked as a messenger for National Cash Register . [6] In the spring of 1958, Greenfield and Sedaka signed to Don Kirshner 's Aldon Music as songwriters, which had offices at 1650 Broadway in New York.

(The company later moved to the Brill Building.) In their first year there, Greenfield and Sedaka wrote material for Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Darin , [7] and scored their first major pop hit single with Connie Francis ' " Stupid Cupid ", which hit #14 on the US pop charts in September 1958. They would also write Francis' later hits "Fallin'", "Frankie" and the "Theme to Where the Boys Are ," the film in which she starred. When, in 1958, Sedaka signed to RCA Records as a solo artist , he and Greenfield composed a string of hits for Sedaka to record - among them " The Diary ", " Oh! Carol ", "Stairway to Heaven", " Calendar Girl ", "Little Devil", " Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen ", "Next Door to an Angel" and the chart-topping " Breaking Up Is Hard to Do ". Sedaka's recordings eventually sold a combined 25 million records. [8] As Sedaka's promotional and touring commitments began taking up more and more of his time, Kirshner encouraged Greenfield to collaborate with other Aldon writers.

Beginning in 1960, Greenfield began a regular collaboration with Jack Keller ; they would write songs together every Monday and Wednesday for six straight years. [9] Successful Greenfield/Keller collaborations included two consecutive US #1 hits for Connie Francis: " Everybody's Somebody's Fool " and " Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart ". They also wrote another Francis top 10 hit, " My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own ", Jimmy Clanton's top 10 hit " Venus In Blue Jeans ", as well as songs recorded by Frank Sinatra , Ernest Tubb , Patti Page and Brenda Lee . [10] In addition, Greenfield and Keller supplied the theme music for U.S. television programs such as Bewitched and The Flying Nun . Greenfield also collaborated with other Aldon songwriters, including Helen Miller, with whom he co-wrote "Foolish Little Girl" ( The Shirelles ' final Top Ten hit), "It Hurts To Be in Love", originally intended for Neil Sedaka but ultimately recorded by Gene Pitney , as well the theme for the TV series "Hazel".

[11] He also collaborated with Bill Buchanan recording a novelty record called "The Invasion" as Buchanan and Greenfield in 1964. As well, Greenfield's one and only collaboration with Aldon songwriter Carole King resulted in " Crying in the Rain ", a top ten hit for the Everly Brothers in 1962. The collaboration came about when, on a whim, two Aldon songwriting partnerships decided to switch partners for a day - Gerry Goffin (who normally worked with King) partnered with Jack Keller, leaving King and Greenfield to work as a pair for the day. Despite the commercial success of their collaboration, King and Greenfield never wrote another song together. [12] Sedaka and Greenfield also continued to work together as Sedaka's schedule allowed. After Sedaka's singing career cooled in 1963, the duo continued writing hits for other artists, including The 5th Dimension 's and Tom Jones ' "Puppet Man". Greenfield moved to Los Angeles in 1966, [13] but still continued to collaborate with Sedaka and Keller, both of whom moved to California within a year or two of Greenfield.

Sedaka began working with other lyricists in 1970, though he and Greenfield still occasionally worked together after this time; Sedaka and Greenfield ended their songwriting partnership in 1973. Two years later their song " Love Will Keep Us Together " (originally recorded by Sedaka in 1973) topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in a cover version by Captain & Tennille , as well as earning a Grammy Award for Record of the Year . This version of "Love..." was the best-selling single of the year 1975. Though no new compositions of Greenfield's charted after this time, Sedaka had a substantial hit in 1975 with a drastically re-arranged version of the Greenfield/Sedaka composition "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do". As well, a re-release of the Greenfield/Sedaka song "Is This The Way To Amarillo" (originally a UK hit for Tony Christie in 1971) became the UK's best-selling record of 2005.

Personal life Greenfield was openly gay, [14] even though during the era in which he lived it was unusual to be open about this. (Being openly gay was, however, not entirely uncommon amongst people in the entertainment industry who worked outside the public eye.) His companion from the early 1960s to his death was cabaret singer Tory Damon; the two lived together in an apartment on East 63rd Street in Manhattan before moving to California in 1966. [15] Greenfield died, aged 49, in Los Angeles , California in 1986 from complications due to AIDS . He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) . Damon died from AIDS complications just a few days later. [16] In 1991, Howard Greenfield was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . Songs List of HIV-positive people Quotation "After Howie's mother Ella had seen me, he came ringing my doorbell. I was playing Chopin , and he said, My mother heard you play and thought we could write a song together". - Neil Sedaka, in Goldmine magazine , recalling this event.

[4] References ^ Berger, Joseph. "Vintage Pop Star With the Soul of a Bar Mitzvah Boy" , The New York Times , May 24, 2004. Accessed September 23, 2009. "Several years before enrolling in Juilliard, he had been introduced to a neighbor with a touch of the poet, Howard Greenfield, and they became a songwriting team for the next 20 years." ^ Staff. "HOWARD GREENFIELD" , The New York Times , March 14, 1986. Accessed September 23, 2009. "Mr. Greenfield was born in New York City on March 15, 1936, and began his songwriting career with Neil Sedaka, a classmate at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn." ^ Emerson, Ken (2005) Always Magic In The Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era, Viking, New York, ISBN 0-670-03456-8 , p. 70.

Neil Sedaka - (Is This the Way To) Amarillo Lyrics | SongMeanings Neil Sedaka When the day is dawnin' On a Texas Sunday mornin' How I long to be there With Marie who's waitin' for me there. Ev'ry lonely city where I hang my hat Ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at. Is this the way to Amarillo? Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me. Show me the way to Amarillo I've been weepin' like a willow Cryin' over Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me. Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la And Marie who waits for me. There's a church bell ringin' Hear the sound of joy that it's singin' For the sweet Maria And the guy who's comin' to see her. Just beyond the highway And it keeps me goin' Through the wind and rain. Is this the way to Amarillo?

Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me. Show me the way to Amarillo I've been weepin' like a willow Cryin' over Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits for me. Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la And Marie who waits for me. Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la And Marie who waits for me. Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la Sha la la la la la la la And Marie who waits for me. Neil Sedaka - "Amarillo" (1977) - YouTube Neil Sedaka - "Amarillo" (1977) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.

Published on Feb 5, 2015 Cover version of a hit song that Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield had composed for Tony Christie in 1971. Reached #44 on the US pop charts. From the Elektra/Polydor album "A Song" Category Neil Sedaka Biography | OLDIES.com Neil Sedaka Biography Overview Biography Songs Similar Artists DVDs Blu-ray CDs Vinyl Books 13 March 1939, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Pianist Sedaka began his songwriting career with lyricist Howard Greenfield in the early 50s. During this high school period, Sedaka dated Carol Klein (later known as Carole King). For a brief period, Sedaka joined the Tokens, then won a scholarship to New Yorks Juilliard School of Music. In 1958, the pianist joined Don Kirshners Brill Building school of instant songwriters. Sedakas first major hit success came with Stupid Cupid, which was an international smash for Connie Francis. The same year, Sedaka signed to RCA Records as a recording artist and enjoyed a minor US hit with The Diary.

The frantic follow-up, I Go Ape, was a strong novelty record, which helped establish Sedaka. This was followed by one of his most famous songs, Oh! Carol, a US Top 10 lament directed at his former girlfriend Carole King, who replied in kind with the less successful Oh Neil. Sedakas solid voice and memorable melodies resulted in a string of early 60s hits, including Stairway To Heaven, Calendar Girl, Little Devil, King Of Clowns, Sweet Little You, Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen, Next Door To An Angel, and, his first US number 1, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. These songs summed up the nature of Sedakas lyrical appeal. The material subtly dramatized the trials and rewards of teenage life and the emotional upheavals resulting from birthdays, break-ups and incessant speculation on the qualities of a loved one.

Such songs of neurotic love had their distinct time in the early 60s, and with the decline of the clean-cut teen balladeer and the emergence of groups, there was an inevitable lull in Sedakas fortunes. He abandoned the pop star role but continued writing a fair share of hits over the next 10 years, including Venus In Blue Jeans (Jimmy Clanton / Mark Wynter), Working On A Groovy Thing (5th Dimension), Puppet Man (Tom Jones) and Is This The Way To Amarillo? (Tony Christie). In 1972, Sedaka effectively relaunched his solo career with Emergence and relocated to the UK. By 1973, he was back in the British charts with Thats When The Music Takes Me. The Tra-La Days Are Over was highly regarded and included Our Last Song Together, dedicated to Howard Greenfield. With Laughter In The Rain, Sedaka extended his appeal to his homeland. The title track topped the US charts in 1974, completing a remarkable international comeback.

The following year, the Captain And Tennille took Sedakas Love Will Keep Us Together to the US number 1 spot and the songwriter followed suit soon after with Bad Blood (featuring backing vocals by Elton John). The year ended with an excellent reworking of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do in a completely different arrangement, which provided another worldwide smash. Sedaka enjoyed his last major hit during 1980 in the company of his daughter Dara on Shouldve Never Let You Go. Sedaka still tours and records on a regular basis. Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze. Filter Results The Oh Carol Show- The Music of Neil Sedaka The Musical Story of Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield THE SHOW From their humble beginnings in Brooklyn to the dizzying heights of their success in the 50’s & 60’s the songwriting genius of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield will go down in musical history as one of the most successful partnerships of all time.

This show is packed full of hits such as Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Amarillo, Stupid Cupid, The Diary, Laughter in the Rain and of course Oh! Carol. Their masterpieces were made famous not only by Sedaka but also other well known performers such as Connie Francis, Tom Jones, LaVern Baker and Tony Christie. ED IMG_5102 Neil was 13 and Howard was 16 when they began writing together. They were the first songwriting team in the Brill Building in New York City which was home to musicians including Neil Diamond, Carole King and Paul Simon. They were catapulted into stardom after Connie Francis recorded their song 'Stupid Cupid' earning them over $62,000. Neil, not content with just writing hits, released his own records and had his first big hit with 'The Diary' followed by 10 hits in a row. Together Neil and Howard sold 25 million records between 1958 and 1962; only Elvis sold more!

They ended their partnership in 1973, but continued to produce hits together including Captain & Tennille's chart topping version of 'Love Will Keep Us Together' Sedaka penned over 800 songs in 61 years and is still writing and performing. quotes "It's always flattering when talented performers honor my music. I thank Damion and Belinda for their homage to the work of Sedaka & Greenfield. Wishing you continued success" Neil Sedaka "If you have socks, prepare for them to be knocked off" britishtheatre.com Audience Feedback ​ "Great show at Banbury, brilliant singers, performers & band, best show at The Mill for some time." - Peter Ridding, The Mill, Banbury "Superb show, all the songs told the story. A great evenings entertainment." - Gordon Saunders, West Cliff Theatre, Clacton "Great show tonight! *Applause*" - Becky O'Brien, The Broadway, Barking "Great show. My hands are sore from clapping so much! A big well done to all the cast." - Pamela Beha, The Radlett Centre "What a wonderful feel good show. Damion and Belinda really captivated us the audience.

I could have easily watched it all through again. Well done. Brilliant​." - Wendy Mutton, ​Babbacombe Theatre "Fantastic performance from both vocalists, band were brilliant, all looked and felt as if they were really doing something they loved and believed in." - James Carroll, The Buccleuch Centre "You guys were awesome, Scotland loved you." - Angela Thoms, The Gardyne Theatre, Dundee "Wow! What a show from start to finish, you certainly rocked me and held my hand, thank you both so much for a fabulous evening. Haste ye back to Scotland." - May K. Rothes Halls, Glen Rothes "Was taken to see these musicians last night by my son for my 80th birthday. What a group, what great singers, what enthusiasm. You must go and see them. I was taken back to my teens and twenties for two hours of lovely music." - Trish Southgate, The Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage ​ "Saw a fantastic show tonight in Chesham.

Thank you for great entertainment and perfect vocals." - Dee Vaughan, The Elgiva, Chesham ​ "If you get the chance to see Oh Carol, go, you will enjoy it. A good night at the Haverhill Arts Centre." - Paula Fox, Major of Haverhill. ​ "Excellent performance and stage show tonight at Newark. It was full of energy and great harmonies." - Graham Duguid, The Palace Theatre, Newark. ​ "Awesome show guys! Great songs and amazing voices! Very informative too!! Loved it!!!" - @Sarah23004397 via twitter, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar. "Thank you both for a fantastic evening... Hope you will return to Epsom again." - Nicky and Bob, Epsom Playhouse. "Had to see this show again it's that good! Great night and thank you for more fab entertainment." - Dee Vaughan, Wycombe Swan. Tour Dates Wycombe Swan, St.

Mary Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE Box Office: 01494 512 000 The Embassy Theatre, Grand Parade, Skegness, PE25 2UG Box Office: 01507 613100 Tickets £21.50, Child £10.00 Early Bird offer – Top price tickets only £20.00 when purchased before 1 Dec.

The Lights, West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Box Office 01264 368368 FTH, West Bridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS Box Office: 01324 506850 Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, Pitlochry, PH16 5DR Box Office: 01796 484 626 The Forum, Bullamoor Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1LP Box Office: 01609 776230 The Radlett Centre,1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, Herts, WD7 8HL Box Office:01923 859291 Marina Theatre, Marina, Lowestoft, NR32 1HH Box Office: 01502 533200 Tower Rd, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1LE Box Office: 01255 433344 Millfield Theatre, Silver Street, Edmonton, London N18 1PJ Box Office:

 0208 807 6680 cast & creatives Damion Scarcella Oh!

Carol is written and concieved by Damion Scarcella. Originally from Australia, Damion is the quintessential front man with an incredible range that delights and impresses with every performance. Damion’s career has seen him appear in some of the most popular Australian and UK productions including Fame, Mamma Mia, Leader of the Pack, The King and I, Zorro and The Mikado and his accolades include a green room nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Shout the Musical. Following these successes, Damion has gone on to record and perform with the acappella group The Flying Pickets, singing in concerts and festivals all over Europe and adding a unique dimension to the line-up. In 2013 Damion made his debut at the world renowned Royal Albert Hall when he was invited to perform as a featured vocalist with the highly acclaimed Kristin Chenoweth. Damion continues to add to his extensive experience and most recently has been recruited to be part of the great British acappella group “The Magnets”. Belinda Wollaston Belinda began her acting and singing career in her native Australia and has since worked internationally in musicals, cabaret, television, film and theatre.

She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and over the course of her career has performed in countries including Taiwan and Korea as well as many productions in London and the UK. Belinda most recently played Judy Garland in Through the Mill at the Southwark Playhouse. Other notable performances include, Once We Lived Here, Titanic, Mamma Mia. She has most recently performed in Spitfire Grill at The Union Theatre and The Pianist of Willesden Lane at St. James Theatre. Belinda was inducted into the Sports and Tourism Foundation’s Hall of Fame for her contribution and success to the arts at such a young age. Our band Pierce Tee (Musical Director, Keys) Steve Smith (Guitars)

Question: Who, together with Howard Greenfield, co-wrote the song 'Is this the way to Amarillo'?
Answer: NEIL SEDAKA